Donald Thomas "Don" Buddin, who played in the majors for parts of six season,
five for the Boston Red Sox, died on June 30, 2011 in Greenville, South
Carolina.

http://tinyurl.com/3uxql5s

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/buddido01.shtml

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Don Harris Richards, who played in the Boston Red Sox organization, died on June
30, 2011 in West Chester, PA.

http://tinyurl.com/3h9k7ur

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=richar001don

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Earl Lettenberger, who played three seasons in the minors after service in World
War II, died on July 1, 2011 in Port Washington, WI.

http://tinyurl.com/3qet2cr

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=letten001ear

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Akron native and former big-league baseball player Billy Baldwin dies

FROM:  The Akron Beacon Journal ~
By Jim Isabella

"Robert Harvey “Billy” Baldwin was one of the talented
and lucky ones who made it to the major leagues."

http://tinyurl.com/455az8v

MLB stats:  http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/baldwbi01.shtml

Died on July 4 from cancer.

http://www.piercecountyherald.com/event/article/id/37352/
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/covinwe01.shtml

Wes Covington dies from Cancer

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/125052799.html

Bill Lee, The Baseball Undertaker
http://www.thebbnlive.com/

His baseball exploits included on-field pregame appearances in the 1979 and 1986
All-Star games and dressing as an umpire in the 1980 World Series. Ironically,
he died in Scottsdale, AZ, close to the site of this year's ASG:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gMOkQeCawVz2dIcn9J3Ss93A2eIg?d\
ocId=d6df07a78d764fb992aa91671bc96d7d

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/hall-of-fame-baseball-manager-dic\
k-williams-dead-at-82/2011/07/07/gIQAdUCW2H_story.html

http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/willidi02.shtml

ARLINGTON -- An unidentified adult male died from injuries sustained when he fell approximately 20 feet from section 5 in the left field lower reserved seats to the area behind the out-of-town scoreboard at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Thursday night.

The tragedy occurred in the second inning of the Rangers' 6-0 victory over the Athletics.

"As an organization, our team members and our staff, we are very heavy hearted about this," Rangers president Nolan Ryan said in addressing the media after the game. "Our thoughts and our prayers go out to the family. Our thoughts are with them."

The fan fell head first in the second inning while leaning over the front-row railing trying to catch a ball that had been tossed into the stands by left fielder Josh Hamilton. Athletics outfielder Conor Jackson had hit a foul ball that caromed out to Hamilton in left.

As most Major League players do, Hamilton flipped the potential souvenir into the stands. The fan reached over the railing, caught the ball and then fell head first into the opening behind the scoreboard.

> ARLINGTON -- An unidentified adult male died from
> injuries sustained when he fell approximately 20 feet
> from section 5 in the left field lower reserved seats
> to the area behind the out-of-town scoreboard
> at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Thursday night.

Video of fall during game coverage:
http://tinyurl.com/6h2vbug

Floyd Harvey Faust, who played in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, died on
July 6, 2011 in Brunswick, GA.

http://tinyurl.com/3ndnckj

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=faust-001flo

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Elmer Sexauer, who made two brief appearances as a pitcher for the 1948 Brooklyn
Dodgers, died June 27 at age 85. He was living in Tampa but the place of death
is not given.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/obituaries/elmer-sexauer-found-his-field-of-dreams-\
then-lost-it/1179360

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sexauel01.shtml

J.G. Preston
Benicia, CA

William John "Bill" Deininger, a World War II vet who played in the New York
Yankees organization during the 1940s (and had the misfortune of being a catcher
three years older than Yogi Berra) died on July 4, 2011 in Plainfield, IL.

http://tinyurl.com/6kesjga

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=deinin001wil

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

John "Jack" Rumohr, who played in the Baltimore Orioles organization, died
recently in Muskegon, MI.

http://tinyurl.com/3tfha52

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=rumohr001joh

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

Robert Winston "Bob" Sanders, who played in the Cincinnati Reds organization,
died on May 8, 2011. Thanks to Ray Nemec for pointing out the obituary.

http://tinyurl.com/3b3luol

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=sander002rob

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA

I listened with great interest to the interview which was actually less than an
hour.  What struck me was the lack of any mention about him being included under
the "bonus baby" rule in effect at that time.  TSN identified the bonus as
ranging from $10,000 to 25, 000 and the reason the Dodgers had to keep him after
his arm went bad and eventually had to send him to the Phillies so he could be
sent to the minor leaguers.  Now I guess we will never know.
Walter

I am not sure exactly what the bonus rule was at that time.  However, a
player  with large bonus could be farmed out:  Robin Roberts is an
example.  It was only in about 1952 that bonus players had to be with the
major league team for 2 years (after Dick Groat).


Steve Boren

On Sun, July 10, 2011 9:09 am, wkephart@... wrote:
> I listened with great interest to the interview which was actually less
than an hour.  What struck me was the lack of any mention about him
being
> included under the "bonus baby" rule in effect at that time.  TSN
identified the bonus as ranging from $10,000 to 25, 000 and the reason
the
> Dodgers had to keep him after his arm went bad and eventually had to
send
> him to the Phillies so he could be sent to the minor leaguers.  Now I
guess we will never know.
> Walter

TSN 1/5/1949 page 17 gives a clear explanation of the bonus rule as it was at
that time and states that a player cannot be assigned at any time without
waivers which is how he was assigned by the Phillies.
---- "Boren wrote:
> I am not sure exactly what the bonus rule was at that time.  However, a
> player  with large bonus could be farmed out:  Robin Roberts is an
> example.  It was only in about 1952 that bonus players had to be with the
> major league team for 2 years (after Dick Groat).
>
>
> Steve Boren
>
> On Sun, July 10, 2011 9:09 am, wkephart@... wrote:
> > I listened with great interest to the interview which was actually less
> than an hour.  What struck me was the lack of any mention about him
> being
> > included under the "bonus baby" rule in effect at that time.  TSN
> identified the bonus as ranging from $10,000 to 25, 000 and the reason
> the
> > Dodgers had to keep him after his arm went bad and eventually had to
> send
> > him to the Phillies so he could be sent to the minor leaguers.  Now I
> guess we will never know.
> > Walter
>
>
>
>

John Terrell LeGros, Jr., who played in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization, died
on July 6, 2011 in Burke, VA. Thanks to Ray Nemec for identifying Mr. LeGros.

http://tinyurl.com/5rjlq8v

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=legros001joh

Jack Morris
East Coventry, PA